Dry Powder

The same week his private equity firm forced massive layoffs at a national grocery chain, Rick Hannel threw himself an extravagant engagement party, setting off a publicity nightmare. Fortunately, Seth, one of Rick’s partners, has a dream of a deal to invest in an American-made luggage company for a song that will rescue his boss from the PR disaster. But Jenny, Rick’s other partner, has an entirely different plan: to maximize returns, no matter the consequences. The game is on in this razor-sharp, satirical play about the price of success and the real cost of getting the deal done.

About The Playwright: Sarah Burgess

Sarah Burgess's play Dry Powder is a recipient of the Laurents/Hatcher Award and a 2016 finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. Dry Powder premiered at the Public Theater in March 2016, directed by Thomas Kail, starring Claire Danes, John Krasinski, Hank Azaria and Sanjit De Silva. Dry Powder premiered in London at The Hampstead Theatre in February 2018 and was nominated for an Oliver Award for Best New Comedy. Other plays include Camdenside (Ground Floor selection; Berkeley Rep; Kilroys list 2015) and Fail: Failures (ANT Fest). Writer for Showtime’s Purity, AMC’s Lodge 49, The Tenant (Woodshed Collective) and Naked Radio Naked Angels’ podcast series. Burgess has been a writer-in-residence at SPACE on Ryder Farm and the Cape Cod Theatre Project. Member of the WP Lab; Ars Nova Play group alum.